ahk_control?

[knn]

Is it possible to get the name of the currently active control?

Something like ctrlname := WinGetControl("A") or WinGet, ctrlname, Control, ahk_id %hwnd% and it would return "Scintilla1" or "Edit2" or so?

I know that you can use Window Spy, and I know that you can get a list of all control names with WinGet, ctrlist, ControlList..., but I want to find out programmatically the name of the controler the cursor is in.

[boiler]

Use ControlGetFocus, specifying A for the WinTitle parameter.

[knn]

Thank you!!! That's what I was looking for.

However, when I do it in Firefox's or Opera's URL bar, it shows nothing. Hmmm

[boiler]

If you can't see it with the Window Spy tool, then you aren't going to get it programmatically either. It doesn't use addressable controls.